1* free play on the Dallas Stars

The Dallas Stars are looking to snap a franchise-record seven home game losing streak while the visiting Arizona Coyotes have two straight road wins. The Stars won the meeting in Arizona on Nov 11 though, and I think they will come out ahead of this contest as well.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Overall Fire Power - Neither of these two teams have been able to keep the puck out of their own net as they both rank near the bottom of the table regarding goals against per game. At least the Stars have some offensive firepower to turn to, which I'm not sure you can say about the Coyotes who are averaging only 2.47 goals per game. As a comparison, Tyler Seguin leads the Stars with 24 points for the season while Keith Yandle leads the Coyotes with his two goals and 12 assists.

2. Trends - The Coyotes have lost five of their last six on the road versus a team with a home winning % of less than .400. That doesn't bode well as they've also dropped four straight meetings in Dallas.

3. X-factor - Kari Lehtonen is looking to bounce back after two poor performances and the Coyotes might be a perfect opponent as he's 6-1-0 with a 2.24 GAA in his last seven starts against Arizona.

Selection: This is a play on the Dallas Stars (Free)